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In reply to the discussion: News for all the krauts, spics, wops, polacks, hunkies and frogs at DU. [View all]dionysus
(26,467 posts)31. really? find an italian person and call em a dago or whop, and see how that works out...
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News for all the krauts, spics, wops, polacks, hunkies and frogs at DU. [View all]
tabasco
May 2012
OP
My mother was married to a real bastard who used that name horribly towards me and my sister...
cynatnite
May 2012
#9
Limeys??? WTF are Limey's. I'm going to guess the Greek because of olive skin?
Lionessa
May 2012
#11
British navy gave their sailors limes to prevent scurvy--hence "limey" for Brit eom
Maeve
May 2012
#20
Not sure who decides this, but apparently "Paki" (first four letters of Pakistan) is offensive,
Nye Bevan
May 2012
#50
really? find an italian person and call em a dago or whop, and see how that works out...
dionysus
May 2012
#31
i find it funny that often "pure as the snow" DUers have no problem with ugly hatred, as long
dionysus
May 2012
#22
granted, it is very old school, but it had the same intent back then as contempory racial slurs do
dionysus
May 2012
#37
Well is is certainly OK, and even applauded, when a poster uses derogatory names
Speck Tater
May 2012
#30
So, you realise you've used SIX slurs in your subject line in order to call out one?
Tx4obama
May 2012
#32